“The Scripture Cannot Be Broken” John 10:35

What it means to be a confessional, orthodox Lutheran Church

As a confessional, orthodox Lutheran church, we adhere to the following confessional standard:

1. The Bible, the Holy Scriptures, the fully inspired, inerrant Word of God and the sole authority (norma normans) in the Church
2. The three ecumenical creeds:
   1. The Apostles’ Creed
   2. The Nicene Creed
   3. The Athanasian Creed
3. The Confessions of the historic evangelical Lutheran Church of the Reformation as contained in the Book of Concord:
   1. The Unaltered Augsburg Confession
   2. The Apology of the Augsburg Confession
   3. Luther’s Small & Large Catechisms
   4. The Smalcald Articles, including The Power & Primacy of the Pope
   5. The Formula of Concord, both the Epitome and the Solid Declaration
4. The Brief Statement of 1932

Note: We hold the Confessions to be a faithful testimony and witness of the doctrines of Scripture and therefore do not interpret Scripture, but give a true witness of its doctrines. Scripture interprets Scripture.